Things that make me happy.

I am in a bit of a manic crazy clean all the things cry over nothing panic attack OMG SO OVERWHELMED WITH EVERYTHINGstate of the feels at the moment, so I thought I would walk around my house and find things that make me happy.

Apart from my people. That is a given.

So from the front door I am wandering around taking pictures as I smile.

Straight out of the phone camera, no editing (just size and border), no second takes and no tidying up.

Just as it is.

Just as it happens.

Just as I smile. This oversized cherry garden ornament greets me as I get home and I love it. It is silly and whimsical and my very best favouritist fruit in the universe. Which of course is only available a couple of months a year.

Limited edition fruit. I like that. Easter Island Dude.

Again, another garden ornament as you walk in the door. Wearing a top hat from ‘Just Jack’ the Christmas tree. This fucker makes me giddy with joy. Christmas, Easter, stupid arse things where they don’t belong… he ticks ALL my boxes. This lovely sits next to the TV. I have been looking for her forever.

Bitch is fabulous.

(as is the central heating, represented by the temp sensor above)

Continuing on the fabulous and sparkly theme my house is full of sparkles… Disco balls everywhere, this isn’t even all of them, catching the light at different times of the day and throwing sparkles of joy.

You should totally do this.

Pure joy.

Onto to my kitchen area and my two favourite PG appliances. My imperfect teal dresser, painted to match Maddies hair and to serve as Honeydukes at her 21st. Made for me for MY 21st by my Daddy.

Makes me warmcuddlehappy just looking at it.

Maya the Kitchenaid – been with us for 10 years and still pumping out birthday cakes like a Catholic in the 1800’s.

The impulse buy, Rubics ottoman. Bought during 12 Days of Kelley and the best of them all.

And Richard the Roomba. The second third* thing (besides my idevices and my shoes) that is not a human that I would save in a fire, and the first thing I would replace if I couldn’t get to it. Even if I was living in my car. Roombas are essential.

You know what else is essential? A crystal bowl to hold the kitchen remotes.

A bit of whimsy, and a use for the useless fucking crystal that we got for our wedding when we explicitly requested Bunnings vouchers or paint.** (it could probably do with a clean… but keeping it real here, motherfuckers)

(and who needs so many fucking remotes in a KITCHEN, MPS? Seriously, do you know what each one is for or are we still holding onto remotes from tv’s we had back last century?)

Lets move on. Well, duh. I love my bed like a blogger loves free high speed wifi with their margarita.

And my Lady Room… Still very much a work in progress (oh and the TUTORIALS I will give you!!!!) it needs zhooshing and a lick of paint – I am thinking a soft grey? – to cover up the hole Boo’s artistic expression that is behind the mirror and I need a girly chair, but I am loving creating a space just for me.

And the washing…

Finally we come to here, where I am sitting and feeling oh so self important posting images of things that make me happy to entertain the millionshundredstens millions of you that come to visit here and read what drivel I post. And THAT makes me happy.

Do you have a house full of objects that exist just make you happy?

Or even just one thing?I bet you do, and if you choose to write a post about it hook me up with the deets in the comments here, I love seeing other peoples happy.

* Ok lets just say that I would totes save it in theory but it would definitely be the first thing replaced. Probably. I do love it though. A LOT.

That made me happy! Thanks so much for showing me such a lovely inventory of happy. Kelley, I love how you’d made this work for you as a post.. I’m feeling downright unhappy and have no particular reason to be.. You put it all into perspective. Love you D xx

I love the artwork above the cherry !!!! It’s beautiful.
I definitely don’t have lots of things around our home – I’m trying to make it a minimalistic home – I’m not succeeding very well but if I did take some photos of things that make me happy -it would be the flowers that are currently there and some furniture that just makes me happy – oh and now – definitely the fireplace. But in our new home the thing that really makes me happy is the view !
Have the best day !
Me xox

I had disco balls in about five sizes and hung them all in the window so when the sun hit them the light reflected.

I love your decorations, the blue cupboard, the rubiks cube. I don’t have the room or space to spread everything out and so much of it is packed away. But what does make me happy is sparkles. Love me some sparkles in the sun, whether jewellery, disco balls, big pink stars on the wall….